Cloudways Velocity is now Generally Available.
What launched as a Public Preview for developers who wanted managed Node.js hosting without the usual trade-offs has become the production platform, and this release changes what a single Velocity plan can run and how billing works going forward.
One Velocity Plan Now Runs Several Node.js Applications
The most requested change from Preview users was room to grow beyond a single application per plan, and that’s where this release starts.
During Public Preview, a Velocity plan was built around one Node.js application. That worked for teams testing a single service or product, but it left agencies and larger teams provisioning a separate plan for every app, even when those apps barely touched their allotted resources.
General Availability removes that restriction. A single Velocity plan can now host multiple Node.js applications at once, and those applications share the plan’s provisioned RAM, CPU, storage, and bandwidth.
Sharing resources doesn’t mean sharing everything else. Each application on a plan keeps its own deployment pipeline, its own domain, its own SSL certificate, and its own logs, so one app’s deploy or crash doesn’t reach into another. For agencies managing several client projects, this means fewer plans to provision and monitor, and it brings Node.js hosting in line with the multi-application support Cloudways has already offered PHP and WordPress customers.
Each plan comes with a cap on the number of applications you can deploy. As you add applications, you’re drawing from the same pool the plan already has, so the practical ceiling depends on how demanding each app is and how the plan is sized. Pricing doesn’t change based on the number of apps you run. It’s still governed by the plan you choose.
Billing Moves From Free Preview to a Published GA Rate on a Set Schedule
Cloudways Velocity keeps the flat monthly rate based on selected configuration it launched with, and General Availability sets the specific dates that pricing takes effect.
If you’ve been running an application on Velocity through Public Preview, that access stays free (subject to applicable terms and conditions) through September 30. Charges begin accruing starting October 1, and your October usage appears on the invoice you receive in your November billing cycle.
On the other hand, if you’re signing up for Velocity for the first time on or after General Availability, billing starts from that date, and your September usage appears on the invoice you receive in your October billing cycle. Pricing for new plans starts from $20 per month (excluding taxes and additional bandwidth consumption), with the exact rate depending on the configuration you choose.
Your Feedback Now Has a Direct Say in What Velocity Builds Next
One more change is smaller, but it’s part of how Velocity keeps improving after this release. When a customer deletes a Velocity server, they’ll now see a short feedback form before the deletion completes. It’s a direct way to tell the team why a plan didn’t work out, whether that’s a missing feature or something about pricing. That feedback goes into how Velocity gets prioritized going forward, so leaving the platform still leaves something useful behind for the team building it.
Who Gets the Most Out of This Release
The people using these changes look a lot like the people Velocity was already built for, just with more room to work in. Developers and engineering teams keep the full control they had in Preview, from choosing a Node version to managing build configuration and process behavior, and now get to spread that control across more than one application per plan. Agencies running several client projects can consolidate what used to require a plan per client into fewer plans, without losing the isolation each client’s app needs.
SaaS teams building with full-stack frameworks get to deploy their actual application, frontend and backend together, instead of working around Preview’s simpler service model. AI teams running orchestration layers or agentic backends still get the persistent, always-on servers that are designed to help avoid cold start delays, since that part of Velocity hasn’t changed. Founders without a technical background still don’t need to touch server configuration to get an app live, and now that applies to a broader range of app types than it did during Preview.
Getting Started With Velocity at General Availability
If you’re already running an application on Velocity from Public Preview, there’s nothing you need to do to keep it running. Your billing simply follows the transition schedule outlined above, so nothing changes on your end until that schedule takes effect. If you’re new to Velocity, you can launch a plan today at the General Availability rate, with pricing starting from $20 per month depending on configuration.
Disclaimer
Results in customer environments may vary depending on configuration, implementation, and usage. Results, uptime, and cost outcomes are not guaranteed. References to third-party companies, trademarks, or logos are for informational purposes only and do not imply affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement of those third parties. Pricing, features, and availability are subject to change without notice. Statements about future plans or direction reflect current intentions only and are not commitments to deliver any specific feature, timeline, or functionality.
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Zafar Iqbal is a Senior Technical Writer who's spent the last decade making server products, WordPress, and SaaS platforms actually make sense to people. As someone who lives at the intersection of tech and marketing, he loves turning complicated technical concepts into insights that help people make the right business decisions. When he's not demystifying managed hosting infrastructure, he's tinkering with his hobby projects.
